Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation version here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
Download a Windows Server 2012 evaluation here.
After
you’ve inserted the installation media into the CD-ROM, DVD, or USB
flash drive, or executed an install from the network, the install wizard
begins. The first screen prompts you to click “Install now” to get the
install process up and running (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. First screen of a Server 2012 installation
The install wizard then prompts you to select installation preferences such as language, time and currency format, and keyboard or other input device settings, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Installation preferences
Next, select the installation mode. For a Server with a GUI install, the selection option is Windows Server 2012 Enterprise (Server with a GUI Installation), as shown in Figure 3. Click Next to continue.
Figure 3. Server installation mode options
You are then asked to check a box to agree to the license terms. You cannot continue with installation if you don’t check the box (see Figure 4). Once you do, click Next.You’ll then select the option to perform a fresh install of Server 2012 or an upgrade from Server 2008 R2 (see Figure 5). Select “Custom: Install Windows only (advanced)” for a new install, or “Upgrade: Install Windows and keep files, settings, and apps” for an upgrade.
Now, select how you want to partition drives and the location to install Server 2012, as shown in Figure 6. Typically, most server administrators will create a system partition for loading the server operating system. You can create another partition for the rest of the space on the hard drive(s) and then allocate it into volumes after install, depending on your storage needs.
Figure 4. License terms agreement
Figure 5. Select the installation type: Custom for a new install, or Upgrade for upgrading from Server 2008 R2
Figure 6. Setting up drive partitions
I do recommend installing the operating system—in this case, Server 2012—on its own system partition and then creating separate partitions to store data. The partition and volumes containing the server data are what is usually included in regularly scheduled backup jobs. This way, if the server gets damaged or corrupted, you can reinstall the OS if you have to and then can restore data from backup. This is good practice on small desktop servers with one or two drives, or larger rack-mounts with up to eight drives. Configurations will vary depending on any RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) configurations deployed, but it’s best to keep the server install on a separate partition from data.
In this screen, you can also load third-party drivers that may be needed for Windows 2012 to recognize connected devices.
Windows then copies the server files to the hard disk, and after they’re installed, Server Core installation is complete. The next screen you will see is the Administrator login window (see Figure 7). Windows will prompt you to create a local Administrator’s password.
Figure 7. Initial local Administrator login
If you’ve worked with Windows Servers before, you’ll notice that the interface changes in Server 2012’s login screen from previous versions of Windows Server. One of the newinterface features is an eyeball icon in the password field (see Figure 8). Clicking it and holding down the left mouse button after entering a password will change the password characters from asterisks to the actual values.
After you log into a Server Core install of Server 2012, all you will see is a command prompt screen—no desktop icons, no Start button, and no Windows Explorer (see Figure 9). Any tasks you perform after install must be done through the command line.
Figure 8. The eyeball icon changes asterisks to text
After the GUI mode install finishes, you’ll see the Ctrl-Alt-Delete page, which pulls up the login screen (see Figure 9). This page is the first introduction to the new Windows 8–style look in Server 2012.
Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to bring up the local Administrator login screen, as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 9. Windows 8–style login
Figure 10. Administrator login screen
After login, Windows Services loads, personalized settings are established, and you are brought to the Server 2012 desktop. The Server Manager dashboard opens by default (see Figure 2-13). Server Manager has a tile-based interface refreshed from Server 2008 R2. Server Manager and other components of the full desktop interface are explored in
more depth in further posts .
Figure 11. The new Server Manager dashboard
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